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Brewster County (L-7), the largest county in Texas, is located in the
Trans-Pecos region of West Texas, and is the site of Big Bend National
Park,qv
the largest park in the state. Brewster County is bordered by Presidio
County to the west, Jeff Davis County to the northwest, Pecos County
and Terrell County to the east, and the Rio Grande to the south.
Alpine, the county seat and largest town, is 220 miles southeast of El
Paso in northwestern Brewster County. The county's center lies about
fifty miles southeast of Alpine at approximately 29 51' north latitude
and 103 01' west longitude. U.S. Highway 90 and the Southern Pacific
Railroad cross the northern part of the county; U. S. Highway 385 and
State Highway 118 enter Brewster County from the northeast and
northwest, respectively, and run south to Big Bend National Park; and
the South Orient Railroad crosses the northwestern part of the county. |